Psalm 4:4-8

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⁴Tremble and^[a] do not sin;^(A)
    when you are on your beds,^(B)
    search your hearts and be silent.
⁵Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
    and trust in the Lord.^(C)

⁶Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
Let the light of your face shine on us.^(D)
⁷Fill my heart^(E) with joy^(F)
when their grain and new wine^(G) abound.

⁸In peace^(H) I will lie down and sleep,^(I)
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.^(J)

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Footnotes

Psalm 4:4 Or In your anger (see Septuagint)

Psalm 5:11-12

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¹¹But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.^(A)
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name^(B) may rejoice in you.^(C)

¹²Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;^(D)
you surround them^(E) with your favor as with a shield.^(F)

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Psalm 44:1-3

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Psalm 44^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.^[b]

¹We have heard it with our ears,^(A) O God;
    our ancestors have told us^(B)
what you did in their days,
    in days long ago.^(C)
²With your hand you drove out^(D) the nations
    and planted^(E) our ancestors;
you crushed^(F) the peoples
    and made our ancestors flourish.^(G)
³It was not by their sword^(H) that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,^(I) your arm,^(J)
    and the light^(K) of your face, for you loved^(L) them.

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Footnotes

Psalm 44:1 In Hebrew texts 44:1-26 is numbered 44:2-27.
Psalm 44:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Psalm 95

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Psalm 95

¹Come,^(A) let us sing for joy^(B) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud^(C) to the Rock^(D) of our salvation.
²Let us come before him^(E) with thanksgiving^(F)
and extol him with music^(G) and song.

³For the Lord is the great God,^(H)
    the great King^(I) above all gods.^(J)
⁴In his hand are the depths of the earth,^(K)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.^(L)

⁶Come, let us bow down^(M) in worship,^(N)
    let us kneel^(O) before the Lord our Maker;^(P)
⁷for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(Q)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸“Do not harden your hearts^(R) as you did at Meribah,^[a]^(S)
    as you did that day at Massah^[b] in the wilderness,^(T)
⁹where your ancestors tested^(U) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
¹⁰For forty years^(V) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,^(W)
    and they have not known my ways.’^(X)
¹¹So I declared on oath^(Y) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”^(Z)

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Footnotes

Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

Zephaniah 3:11-17

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¹¹On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame^(A)
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,^(B)
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.^(C)
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.^(D)
¹²But I will leave within you
    the meek^(E) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust^(F) in the name of the Lord.
¹³They^(G) will do no wrong;^(H)
    they will tell no lies.^(I)
A deceitful tongue
    will not be found in their mouths.^(J)
They will eat and lie down^(K)
    and no one will make them afraid.^(L)”

¹⁴Sing, Daughter Zion;^(M)
    shout aloud,^(N) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice^(O) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
¹⁵The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;^(P)
    never again will you fear^(Q) any harm.^(R)
¹⁶On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.^(S)
¹⁷The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.^(T)
He will take great delight^(U) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,^(V)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”^(W)